Squib



(No Model.)

T. J. POSTER.` SQUIB, MATCH, AND TOUGH PAPER SAFETY B0X@Y No. 311,183.

Patented Jan- 2*'7, 1885.

JJVVEJVTOR W'ITJV'ESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS JEFFERSON FOSTER, OF SHENANDOAH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGEW. GAIL, ERNST SCHMEISSER, AND CHRISTIAN AX, OF

BALTIMORE7 MARYLAND.

SQUIB, MATCH, AND TOUCH-PAPER SAFETY-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,183, dated January27, 1885.

Application filed October 25, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern,.-

Beit known that I, THOMAS J. FOSTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Shenandoah, in the county of Schuylkill and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombined Squib, Match, and Touch-Paper Safety-Boxes, and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description oftheinvention,

ro such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same.

My invention relates to miners squib,1natch, and touch-papersafety-boxes, and has for its object to provide a box for miners7 usewhich shall be separated into compartments adapted to receive squibs,matches, and touch-paper, and effectually protect the same from dampnessin the mines, the whole being inclosed Within a small compass and` inconvenient 2o form to be carried in the pocket. I accomplish this objectin the manner1 hereinafter described, reference being had to theaccompa- Dying drawings, and letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

Like letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a perspective view ot' mycombined squib,

3o match, and touch-paper safety-box with the top removed; Fig. '2, alongitudinal section of the same, showing its interior construction.

Fig. 3 is a top view ot' one of the covers of the box, showing thecorrugated surface used for lighting matches. Fig. 4 is a modification.

The form of the box is preferably elliptical in cross-section, as shownin Fig. l, as this form is found to be more convenient for pocket use.It is preferably made of metal, though wood, 4o rubber, or othersuitable material may be employed, if desired. It is provided at itsends with covers B and B,one of the covers,B,hav ing its top corrugatedor rough, thus affording a convenience for lighting matches. The box isprovided with an interior case,

a, which may bc of the form shown, and should extend through the entirelength of the box, having the compartment or space b surrounding thesame. The end of the case ct is soldered or otherwise secured to thebottom e o ofthe box,through which it passes. The compartments o and dare formed within the interior case by means ofthe partitionsf and f',placed at suitable distances within the same. The compartment bsurrounding the interior case is intended to contain the squibs orfuses, the compartment c matches, and the compartment d at the oppositeend of the box is adapted to contain a pack-age or roll of touch-paper.

I do not wish to confine myself to the particular form of coverdescribed. Hinged covers provided with springs for openlng and `catchesfor securing the same when closed, such as I have shown in Fig. 4 ofthedrawings, 65 may be substituted for the cover adapted to tit over theends of the box.

A box ofthe form described Will afford miners an opportunity of packingtheir squibs, matches, and touch-paper within small con'i- 7o pass, sothat the same will be readily accessible when desired for use.

The box would be both inexpensive and Y durable, and if properlyconstructed would prevent the contents from injury from dampness.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

.A box for miners7 use having a compart- So ment at one end for matches,a separate compartment surrounding the same for squibs, and aCompartment at the opposite end of the box for touch-paper.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS JEFFERSON Witnesses:

HENRY CLAY BOYER, MARTIN FRANCIS DELANY.

FOSTER.

